The kanji for "kin" or "kane," meaning gold or money, was picked as the single most representative Chinese character corresponding to the social mood in Japan this year, a Kyoto-based organization said Thursday.The selection embodied the two sides of the coin -- on one side, the "golden" achievements of Japanese athletes at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics, and on the other, the "shadow money" associated with political fund scandals and violent robberies motivated by monetary gain.The pick of the word for the 30th annual poll run by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation was based on…READ FULL ARTICLE
